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Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died, to be demolished, families are told

Angela Rayner meets bereaved to tell them west London block will ‘be carefully deconstructed’

The Guardian - UK

Rayner's decision to demolish Grenfell Tower branded ‘disgraceful’ by bereaved families

It is expected to be replaced with a ‘sacred space’ designed for ‘for remembering and reflecting’

The Independent UK

Grenfell Tower to be demolished, bereaved families told

What is left of the tower has stood in place since the fatal fire on June 14 2017.

Evening Standard

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Grenfell families accuse government of 'ignoring' them as tower block to be dismantled

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner met with families of the 72 people who died in the fire to inform them of the decision

Evening Standard

Judge orders urgent safety works on Paddington residential block with dangerous cladding

The empty building, which previously housed overseas students, was confirmed to have combustible ACM cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower

Evening Standard

Why improving social housing could be remarkably simple (and affordable)

Tragedies in social housing, such as the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and the death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to damp living conditions in 2020, remain shocking. As a coroner commented at the time, “How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child die as a result of…

The Conversation

Decision on Grenfell Tower demolition to be made within weeks

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will reveal the future of the building in February

Evening Standard

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Syrian wishes brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed

Omar Alhaj Ali was rescued by firefighters from the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower, but his brother Mohammad was left behind.

The Independent UK

'I wish my brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed'

Omar Alhaj Ali was rescued by firefighters from the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower, but his brother Mohammad was left behind

Evening Standard

Minister: Far too many buildings remain unsafe after Grenfell Tower tragedy

Latest statistics show remediation work has yet to begin at 2,415 of the 4,834 residential buildings being monitored by the Government.

Evening Standard

'Hero fireman wrongly blames himself for Grenfell Tower fire deaths', says MP

Chris Vince told the Commons of a chief fire officer who was first on the scene of the disaster and ‘blames himself’ for not saving more people.

Evening Standard

I thought I could ‘man up’ and deal with my high-stress job. Then it made me too sick to work

As a fire brigade commander, I worked on the Grenfell Tower disaster. When I developed PTSD, I realised I couldn’t just ‘push through’, says writer and former firefighter JD Murphy

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch handed £5,000 by councillor who dismissed ‘grossly exaggerated’ Grenfell concerns

Quentin Marshall, who was chair of Kensington and Chelsea council’s housing committee, donates to Badenoch’s bid to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Councillor who oversaw Grenfell works donated to Badenoch’s Tory leadership bid

Survivor of blaze which killed 72 ‘disgusted’ Quentin Marshall gave £5,000 to candidate promoting deregulation

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Avoiding man-made disasters like Grenfell could be helped by holding executives more accountable

All of the 72 deaths caused by the fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017 were avoidable. The same could be said of the 346 people who died in two separate Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. And the the 47 people killed in 2013 by a train derailment…

The Independent UK

Irish golfer Shane Lowry ends Kingspan sponsorship deal after Grenfell report

The Offaly man had come under pressure to end the deal with the Irish building materials company since the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017.

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell brought back memories of Summerland fire

Letter: Deborah Gahan remembers a fire on the Isle of Man in 1973 and says the Grenfell Tower inquiry shows how little has changed

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Grenfell Tower survivors: ‘The system isn’t broken, it was built this way’

Survivors and family members say they didn’t need to wait seven years to be told what they already knew.

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Evening Standard

Bring criminal prosecutions against Grenfell Tower cladding firms, urges Gove

The former housing secretary claimed attempts to punish Kingspan, Arconic and Celotex when he was in government had been blocked.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the Grenfell Tower inquiry: the state must pay the price for safe regulation

As the report damns corporate greed for contributing to the 72 deaths, Keir Starmer should ignore financial prudence when it comes to preventing another tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell building firm criticised by inquiry handed contracts worth millions after fire

Rydon, lead contractor on the tower’s refurbishment, won deals from councils and the NHS despite pressure to ban it from bids

Evening Standard

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Grenfell was not a state ‘failure’ – it was institutional violence

People are not used to thinking of decisions made in boardrooms or by housing authorities as “violent”. Yet the findings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire show how they can be.

The Guardian - UK

The three Grenfell Tower companies still denying all wrongdoing

What the official inquiry found about Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex – and their unapologetic response

The Guardian - UK

Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor

Lord Macdonald warns of likely delays in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firms

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